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1:14-cv-07070
New York Southern
Civil Rights: Jobs
Paul A. Crotty
A New York federal judge on Monday tossed a suit accusing Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP of age, sex and national origin discrimination and creating a hostile work environment, ruling the former support staffer who filed the complaint failed to state a claim.
A former Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP support staffer attacked claims that her age, sex and national origin discrimination suit was based on "petty slights," telling a New York federal judge that the law firm created a hostile work environment for her with discriminatory intent.
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has urged a New York federal judge to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit brought against the firm by a former employee, saying the typist's suit is based on "petty slights and trivial inconveniences" that don't amount to actionable claims under federal and state laws.
A fired Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP typist alleging discrimination as a result of her nationality, gender and age ought not to expect a huge payday from the litigation, a Manhattan federal judge warned as the law firm prepared a dismissal bid.